El Capitan Passage Sea Conditions and Tide Table

El Capitan Passage Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 07:09 AM and sunset is at 05:04 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Icy conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Air temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
1:11PM3.66m
1:47AM3.55m
1:51PM3.60m
2:17AM3.67m
2:32PM3.46m
2:50AM3.73m
3:17PM3.23m
3:26AM3.72m
4:06PM2.93m
4:07AM3.64m
5:06PM2.60m
4:58AM3.48m
6:28PM2.34m
6:06AM3.30m
8:12PM2.28m
7:30AM3.20m
9:51PM2.47m
8:57AM3.25m
10:50PM2.75m
10:11AM3.41m
11:32PM3.02m
11:08AM3.57m
00:08AM3.26m
11:56AM3.66m
00:41AM3.45m
12:38PM3.67m
1:12AM3.57m
1:18PM3.59m
Low Tide
7:09AM0.39m
7:31PM-0.27m
7:47AM0.18m
8:03PM-0.14m
8:27AM0.04m
8:35PM0.08m
9:09AM-0.01m
9:10PM0.37m
9:55AM0.04m
9:47PM0.71m
10:51AM0.17m
10:31PM1.07m
12:02PM0.32m
11:32PM1.40m
1:27PM0.37m
1:05AM1.59m
2:55PM0.27m
2:47AM1.52m
4:08PM0.05m
4:09AM1.24m
5:02PM-0.16m
5:07AM0.87m
5:45PM-0.30m
5:54AM0.53m
6:22PM-0.34m
6:35AM0.26m
6:57PM-0.29m
7:14AM0.07m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
rain showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
heavy rain
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
heavy rain
cloudy
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
some clouds
 km/h
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
25
NW
5
ENE
20
SW
15
WSW
5
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SSW
20
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
W
15
W
 mm 
5
15
1
5
11
9
27
9
9
13
3
max°C
-10
-9
-8
-4
-4
-2
0
1
-1
-4
-4
-9
-11
-10
-12
-7
-6
-7
0
1
0
3
3
2
0
0
-3
-2
0
0
-3
0
-1
0
1
1
2
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
Moonrise
7:35
7:41
7:46
7:53
8:03
8:18
8:44
9:29
10:40
12:11
1:48
3:23
4:53
6:19
7:43
Moonset
7:06
8:35
10:06
11:40
1:19
2:55
4:20
5:20
5:56
6:16
6:28
6:37
6:43
6:48
6:53
Sunrise
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:01
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:50
6:48
6:46
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:35
6:33
Sunset
5:04
5:06
5:07
5:09
5:12
5:15
5:16
5:19
5:21
5:22
5:24
5:27
5:30
5:31
5:34
5:36
Today's sea temperature in El Capitan Passage is
6.0° C
(Statistics for 18 Feb 1981-2005 – mean: 6.3 max: 7.7 min: 4.7°C)
Issued (local time): 8 am Wednesday 18 Feb 2026
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